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#511DED Color

#511DED is rgb(81, 29, 237) in RGB, hsl(255, 85%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 88%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Han Purple (#5218FA), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.09. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#511DED
HEX#511DED
RGBrgb(81, 29, 237)
HSLhsl(255, 85%, 52%)
HSVhsv(255, 88%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 88%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(47.7% 0.271 280.1)
LABlab(33.66% 61.72 -94.94)
LCHlch(33.66% 113.24 303.03)

What #511DED Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #511DED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Han Purple#5218FAΔE 7.09Ultramarine Blue(caran D'ache)#2111EFΔE 9.5Medium Blue#0000CDΔE 11.64Electric Indigo#6F00FFΔE 12.57Poison Purple#7F01FEΔE 13.75Near Violet#8000FFΔE 14.18

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#511DED Channel Values

How #511DED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 81 · G 29 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 255° · S 85% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 255° · S 88% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 88% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance7.64:1 vs white · 2.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #511DED background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #511DED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #511DED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #511DED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#511DED
Complementary
#B9ED1D
Analogous
#1D51ED
Analogous
#B91DED
Triadic
#ED511D
Triadic
#1DED51
Split comp.
#EDB91D
Split comp.
#51ED1D

Tints & Shades of #511DED

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#6A3EEF
#805AF2
#997BF4
#AF97F7
#C8B8F9
#DED5FC

Shades

#4211D4
#380FB3
#2D0C92
#250A76
#1A0755
#100434

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #511DED.

How #511DED Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#511DED
Protanopia#2B2BED
Protanomaly#3E26ED
Deuteranopia#3535ED
Deuteranomaly#422DED
Tritanopia#006060
Tritanomaly#254EAB
Achromatopsia#535353

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #511DED in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-511ded: #511DED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #511DED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-511ded': '#511DED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.318, green: 0.114, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_511ded">#511DED</color>
SVG fillfill="#511DED"

More Purple Colors

#511DED sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#511DED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #511DED?

#511DED is a mid-tone purple — rgb(81, 29, 237) in RGB and hsl(255, 85%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Han Purple (#5218FA), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.09.

What is the RGB value of #511DED?

#511DED is rgb(81, 29, 237) — red 81, green 29, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #511DED?

#511DED converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 88%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #511DED be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #511DED scores 7.64:1 against white and 2.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #511DED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #511DED is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumblue (#0000CD) at a CIE76 distance of 11.64, which is visibly different.

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